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The Power of Greed
SURVIVING PERILOUS TIMES
» Thursday 20 August 2009 | 5 pm
» The Bohemian Café, 524 Bernard Avenue
An informal afternoon hour showcasing ideas
and people in the Okanagan creative economy. Join us as we step into deep waters with John Burton and Doug Hodgkinson to examine how the smell of money can turn honest people into someone no one wants to know.
» $2 at the door. Refreshments are available at a modest cost.
» Seating is limited, please reserve yours HERE
Peering Over Greed's Slippery Slope to the Perilous Depths Below
The implosion of the sub-prime mortgage market has virtually sent North America into a tailspin for the last several months. Pundits argue we're now may be on the upswing, but the crisis has called into question our hunger for money. You only have to look at the recent arrest of Montreal investment advisor Earl Jones to know the big money tempts people to act in sometimes unsavory ways.
So what is it that drives us? We all know when the hunger for money tips over the edge, but where is that edge? Is there really something wrong with wanting more? How do we know what the difference is between enjoying nice things, living a good lifestyle, and living a life of greed?
On Thursday, August 20th at 5 pm the ongoing weekly Okanagan Institute Express series at the Bohemian Café presents The Power of Greed: Surviving Perilous Times. Join us as we step into these deep waters with John Burton and Doug Hodgkinson to examine how the smell of money can turn honest people into someone no one wants to know.
 "We all need to acquire things in order to survive; food, shelter, clothing and other basics. But when is enough too much," asks John Burton, assistant professor in the Faculty of Management at UBC-Okanagan, who specializes in ethics and corporate responsibility. "Michael Douglas famously claimed in the film "Wall Street" that greed is good. Would he say the same thing today after the implosion of the sub-prime mortgage market?" Prior to arriving in B.C. the former minister with the United Church taught Religion, Morality and Law in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto and alternative dispute resolution at the Queen's University School of Law.
 Joining Burton is Rev. Canon Doug Hodgkinson, a retired minister with the Anglican Church of Canada who last served at the Westbank parish and continues to be a much-sought after speaker. Over the years, he's counseled people about financial issues and examined the issue of finding that balance between having 'the good life' and having too much.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE CLICK HERE
The Power of Greed: Surviving Perilous Times takes place at the Bohemian Café. This marks the 103rd event the Okanagan Institute has held since the Express series got underway in July 2007.
Express has played host to many Okanagan luminaries, including former deputy secretary general of Amnesty International Derek Evans, artists Lee Claremont and Gary Pearson, BC Book Award nominee Don Gayton, CBC Literary prize winner poet Harold Rhenisch, distinguished editor and author Jim Taylor, poet and professor John Lent, animator and filmmaker Jim Cliffe, community activist Don Elzer, dancer David LaHay, architect Jim Meiklejohn, culinary artist and writer Heidi Noble, broadcaster Marion Barschel and others from a wide range of creative fields.
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